Dec 8, 2014

Start spreading the news … Marcus Mariota is going to try to make history in New York.
Oregon’s star quarterback was officially named one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy on Monday.
Mariota, who stiff-armed the NFL and returned to lead the Ducks into the College Football Playoff, is the clear-cut favorite to win the award on Saturday night. Read more …

Jan 24, 2014

The wise guys believe Oregon’s Marcus Mariota is a wise choice to win the 2014 Heisman Trophy. Bovada Las Vegas has already released odds on who will be named the most outstanding player in college football next season.
Not surprisingly, Florida State’s Jameis Winston — the reigning Heisman winner who led the Seminoles to the BCS national championship — is the favorite at 2-to-1. Read more …

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Ryan Thorburn covers Oregon football for The Register-Guard. Thorburn came to Eugene from Boulder, where he covered the Denver Broncos (2000-'07) and Colorado athletic department (2007-'13) for the Daily Camera. In 2013, he won an Associated Press Sports Editors award for beat writing. Follow Ryan on Twitter @rgduckfootball.

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Steve Mims covers Oregon football, men's basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. He has been a sportswriter at the paper since 1999 and covered high school sports while also reporting on Oregon football in the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl as well as men's basketball during their Elite 8 run in 2007 and trip to the Sweet 16 in 2013.